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My Ride's Here
My Ride's Here
Studio album by Warren Zevon
Released	May 7, 2002
Recorded	2001
Studio	Anatomy of a Headache, Los Angeles; The Ed Sullivan Theater, New York; Pilot Studios, New York; Private Island Studios, Los Angeles; Spike Recording, New York
Genre	Rock
Length	41:10
Label	Artemis
Producer	Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon chronology
Singles from My Ride's Here
	"Basket Case"; Released: 2002; "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)"; Released: 2002; "Genius"; Released: 2002;

My Ride's Here is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. The album was released on May 7, 2002, by Artemis Records. Zevon described it as "a meditation on death"; it was released several months before Zevon was diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma.

On My Ride's Here, Zevon collaborated with a number of writers from outside the world of music. The song "Basket Case" features in Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name where it was performed by a fictional rock band. He also covers Serge Gainsbourg's "Laissez-Moi Tranquille" which roughly translates as "leave me alone". Gainsbourg first recorded it in 1960 on the Romantique 60 EP. "I Have to Leave" was a song written by Zevon's high school friend, Dan McFarland.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004)	^[5]
Uncut	8/10^[6]

Mark Deming of AllMusic rated My Ride's Here two out of five stars. He stated that "the jokes tend to be a bit obvious", and that "the more introspective moments don't connect the way one might hope". However, he said that some of the tracks "are strong enough to remind listeners of just how talented Zevon still is". He concluded by saying that the album "is a misfire from an artist capable of much better work."^[1] Robert Christgau rated the album an A−, stating that Zevon was "at his best in the fictional-mythic mode that prevails".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sacrificial Lambs"	Larry Klein, Warren Zevon	3:55
2.	"Basket Case"	Carl Hiaasen, Zevon	3:37
3.	"Lord Byron's Luggage"	Zevon	4:35
4.	"Macgillycuddy's Reeks"	Paul Muldoon, Zevon	3:04
5.	"You're a Whole Different Person When You're Scared"	Hunter S. Thompson, Zevon	5:14
6.	"Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)"	Mitch Albom, Zevon	5:26
7.	"Genius"	Larry Klein, Zevon	5:01
8.	"Laissez-Moi Tranquille"	Serge Gainsbourg	3:32
9.	"I Have to Leave"	Dan McFarland	3:05
10.	"My Ride's Here"	Paul Muldoon, Zevon	3:41